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Private equity

Articles, news and expert analysis on private equity funding and companies in the UK and Europe.

Entrepreneur’s guide to embarking on a private equity ‘marriage’

Clive Kahn, CEO of business payments company CardSave, offers some advice to business owners considering a private equity deal.

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PE-backed firms revise fortunes

The number of chief financial officers (CFOs) of private equity-backed companies expecting revenue growth has fallen, statistics show.

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Looking at the private equity road for SMEs

Daniel Sasaki, managing director of London LDC, explains why SME businesses shouldn't dismiss the path of private equity.

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IPOs back on private equity agenda

Private equity firms are once again looking to the stock market for exits, according to brokers.

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Private equity and the family business

A private equity firm may not seem the natural partner for your family business, but taking on external investment doesn't have to mean losing all control.

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AIM v Private Equity

The biggest concerns for companies looking to float on AIM are the initial cost, 'Short-termism' and regulation, according to business delegates.

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Buy-out failures almost certain, says Jon Moulton

Jon Moulton, the founder of private equity group Alchemy Partners, believes that the credit crunch will trigger a number of 'large leveraged buy-out failures' in the year ahead.

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Tax the big PE deals

The executive chairman of NVM Private Equity, Michael Denny, sets out his solution to the vexed question of how to tax private equity.

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Buy-out failures almost certain, says Jon Moulton

Jon Moulton, the founder of private equity group Alchemy Partners, believes that the credit crunch will trigger a number of 'large leveraged buy-out failures' in the year ahead.

Private equity

Tax the big PE deals

The executive chairman of NVM Private Equity, Michael Denny, sets out his solution to the vexed question of how to tax private equity.